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Sonic Healthcare ASX:SHL Stock Report

Last Price

AU$25.38

Market Cap

AU$12.1b

7D

0.7%

1Y

-2.0%

Updated

17 Apr, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

SHL Stock Overview

Offers medical diagnostic and administrative services to medical practitioners, hospitals, community health services, and patients in Australia, the United States, Germany, and internationally. More details

SHL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends4/6

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Sonic Healthcare Limited Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Sonic Healthcare
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceAU$25.38
52 Week HighAU$29.35
52 Week LowAU$23.58
Beta0.43
1 Month Change-0.82%
3 Month Change-8.14%
1 Year Change-2.05%
3 Year Change-31.68%
5 Year Change1.52%
Change since IPO25,280.00%

Recent News & Updates

Does Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Apr 01
Does Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Mar 15
Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Will Pay A Dividend Of A$0.44

Feb 25
Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Will Pay A Dividend Of A$0.44

Recent updates

Does Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Apr 01
Does Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Mar 15
Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Will Pay A Dividend Of A$0.44

Feb 25
Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Will Pay A Dividend Of A$0.44

Analysts Are Updating Their Sonic Healthcare Limited (ASX:SHL) Estimates After Its Half-Year Results

Feb 21
Analysts Are Updating Their Sonic Healthcare Limited (ASX:SHL) Estimates After Its Half-Year Results
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Medical Leadership Model And NHS Contracts Will Improve Future Service Quality

Feb 09 Strategic acquisitions and partnerships are set to drive growth and profitability through expanded market presence and operational synergies.

Sonic Healthcare Limited's (ASX:SHL) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

Nov 28
Sonic Healthcare Limited's (ASX:SHL) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

Sonic Healthcare Limited's (ASX:SHL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 93% Above Its Share Price

Jul 27
Sonic Healthcare Limited's (ASX:SHL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 93% Above Its Share Price

These 4 Measures Indicate That Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Jun 24
These 4 Measures Indicate That Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Sonic Healthcare Limited (ASX:SHL) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

May 08
Sonic Healthcare Limited (ASX:SHL) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Sonic Healthcare's (ASX:SHL) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Apr 24
Sonic Healthcare's (ASX:SHL) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Shareholder Returns

SHLAU HealthcareAU Market
7D0.7%1.6%5.4%
1Y-2.0%-13.3%-0.02%

Return vs Industry: SHL exceeded the Australian Healthcare industry which returned -13.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SHL underperformed the Australian Market which returned -0% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SHL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SHL volatility
SHL Average Weekly Movement3.6%
Healthcare Industry Average Movement6.4%
Market Average Movement9.1%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market16.6%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market4.1%

Stable Share Price: SHL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Australian market.

Volatility Over Time: SHL's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
193442,000Colin Goldschmidtwww.sonichealthcare.com

Sonic Healthcare Limited offers medical diagnostic and administrative services to medical practitioners, hospitals, community health services, and patients in Australia, the United States, Germany, and internationally. The company provides laboratory medicine/pathology testing services, such as biochemistry, cytopathology, genetics, haematology, histopathology, immunoserology, microbiology, molecular pathology, prenatal testing, toxicology, and ancillary functions; and radiology services, including magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, X-ray, mammography, nuclear medicine, PET CT, interventional procedures, and bone mineral densitometry. It offers primary care medical services comprising general practice clinics, occupational health services, skin cancer clinics, general practice IT solutions, and community-based healthcare services.

Sonic Healthcare Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Sonic Healthcare's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SHL fundamental statistics
Market capAU$12.15b
Earnings (TTM)AU$545.47m
Revenue (TTM)AU$9.33b

22.3x

P/E Ratio

1.3x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SHL income statement (TTM)
RevenueAU$9.33b
Cost of RevenueAU$6.25b
Gross ProfitAU$3.08b
Other ExpensesAU$2.54b
EarningsAU$545.47m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Aug 21, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)1.14
Gross Margin33.05%
Net Profit Margin5.85%
Debt/Equity Ratio38.5%

How did SHL perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

4.2%

Current Dividend Yield

94%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/17 08:33
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/17 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Sonic Healthcare Limited is covered by 30 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Dennis HulmeAPP Securities Pty Ltd.
Saul HadassinBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited
Benjamin BrayshawBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited